The much ballyhooed lawsuit by the Republican Party of Arkansas seeking injunctive relief for the personal use of state automobiles by the constitutional officers was filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court this morning. Since it was filed roughly 34 days before the election, it probably will not be dismissed as frivolous until after the [...]

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Arkansas basketball coach John Pelphrey added another piece to what has become an impressive-looking 2011 recruiting class. East Poinsett County High guard Rashad Madden verbally committed to the Razorbacks during a ceremony at his school, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Madden, who chose Arkansas over Ole Miss and Baylor, is rated as the 27th-best prospect in [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Working at a daycare center is not necessarily illegal for a convicted sex offender if the work does not involve direct contact with children, the state Court of Appeals ruled today.

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PARIS — From the 1880s until the 1950s coal mining was king of the north Logan County economy. More than 2,800 men and women worked in the coal industry and 58 men died in mine-related accidents.

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Unemployment in the state’s concentrated population areas remains a rough spot for a long-term recovery.

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LITTLE ROCK — Saline County developer and attorney Aaron Jones, 35, was found guilty by a jury in federal court of faking a robbery and arson at his West Little Rock home in May 2008.

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More than 600 people attended the Friends of the Library Chocolate Festival on Sunday, Sept. 26.

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Republican Rick Crawford put on his first general election ad yesterday. In it, he makes it clear that there are a lot of things he will say no to – no to “the liberal Obama/Pelosi agenda,” no to raising taxes and reckless spending, and no to cutting Social Security. How does committing to not cutting Social [...]

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Here is the weekly video from the Republican Party of Arkansas with an appearance from RNC Chairman Michael Steele.  The cookie cuter strategy of “Fire Pelosi” continues to be the theme.  This is because it is easier to run against extremely unpopular figures like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi than it is the actual Democrats running [...]

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